The Honeybadger Developer Blog

Tutorials, product info, and good advice from the Honeybadger crew.

How to Use a Debugger in PHP

How do you debug your PHP code? If you use echo, var_dump, and print_r, there's a better way: use a debugger! Join Mauro Chojrin for an exploration of three world-class debuggers available for PHP.

Effective Queries with Rails and PostgreSQL

Getting data into your database is easy, but querying large datasets is challenging—especially without the right indexes. Pavel Tkachenko teaches how to write performant SQL queries with EXPLAIN and ANALYZE.

Deploying a Node.js App with AWS Elastic Beanstalk

Amazon's Elastic Beanstalk makes it easy to deploy and scale your applications with load balancing, health monitoring, and auto-scaling. In this tutorial, you'll learn how to deploy a Node JS application with AWS Elastic Beanstalk.

Automating Django Tests with Github Actions

Automating your test suite helps get your code to production faster. In this tutorial, you'll learn how to write unit tests for Django and run them with GitHub Actions.

A Deep Dive Into Laravel Queues

Sometimes you have a task that is too slow for a typical web request, such as sending an email or parsing a CSV file. Laravel Queues are a great fit for that type of work. In this article, Farhan dives deep into the Laravel docs to help us understand all of the various options.

A Comprehensive Guide to Rails Internationalization (i18n)

Internationalization means adapting your application to the language and culture of your users—a difficult task! Luckily, Rails provides the I18n API. In this article, Pavel Tkachenko shows us how to start translating.

Building a Laravel App with TDD

Test Driven Development (TDD) is a programming style that can help you write well-designed and error-free code. In this tutorial, learn how to build a Laravel app using TDD.

Logging in Python

Logging is a valuable tool for performance, monitoring, and debugging. This article will teach you best practices for logging in a Python application.

Consuming APIs in Laravel with Guzzle

APIs are everywhere! In this article, you'll learn how to consume external APIs in Laravel using Guzzle.

Minitest vs. RSpec in Rails

Rails defaults to minitest, but much of the community has adopted RSpec—which is right for you? In this article, William Kennedy compares RSpec and Minitest in a new Rails app.
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